If you read fantasy for the magic, the world-building, and the occasional moment of dark humor—I write that. One urban fantasy series, one epic fantasy series, both set in the Fractured Arcana universe, with more coming. My newsletter takes you deeper into the worlds, the characters, and what's next.
Newsletter - 4/26/2022
I took my youngest to the daddy-daughter dance at her school. Her older sisters are too cool to go. :( We had fun... until the monster attack in the middle of our photo shoot.
I forayed into the magical land of TikTok this week. So far, it baffles me. Any other old-timers who look at TikTok and recall Saturday morning cartoons with bowls of sugar-laden cereal? OVERSTIMULATION much? Is it just me? Fortunately, I have a guide. And sedatives.
I set a date for the release of Book 4! July 1st. It's available on pre-order through Amazon. I received final artwork for the cover, and sadly, I'm disappointed with it. I felt the same about the cover of Book 2, and I still think it's a dud and would like to redo it. I don't have a ton of time to dink with the cover, but I'll keep poking at it in hopes that I don't have to start over. (Book 2 needs a "start over" cover.) Though I've shown early pics of the cover of Book 4 in my previous newsletters, I'm going back to do a cover reveal on the social media channels, so this is what you'll see right now on amazon:
Oh, I also changed the blurb for Book 1... again. I keep reading/learning things about blurbs and trying them out. I entirely killed all sales for one week with one of the attempts. Lesson learned? My audience wants to know up front that there be magic!
o To-Do list for writing last week:
Email updates- Continue to collect pieces for farmer's market. I'm grading myself partially completed on this one. I have books coming in the mail, and I've designed a banner that I haven't ordered yet.
o To-Do list for writing this week:
- Email updates
- Keep prepping for book-signings.
- Write blurb for Book 4.
- Insert pics for Book 4 (none of them worked out the way I envisioned, so I need to go back and make sure they "fit")
Previous Newsletters
- Newsletter - April 19, 2022
- Newsletter - April 12, 2022
- Newsletter - April 5, 2022
- Almost done Marching - 3/30/2022
- Spring Break - 3/22/2022
- #weekendgetaway - 3/15/2022
- March Merch... - 3/8/2022
- March on! (yeah, that's terrible) - 3/1/2022
- Late-Feb Slog - 2/23/2022
- No rest for the weary - 2/16/2022
- Book 4 of The Guardian League, The Song Unsung - 2/9/2022
- Happy Birthday to my Wife - 2/1/2022
- Finding Books "Connected" to mine - 1/25/2022
- Hunting for Silver Linings - 1/18/2022
- Starting off the New Year with a Bang - 1/11/2022
- Happy Neo Year - 1/4/2022
- Treasure - 12/28/2021
- Happy Holidays - 12/21/2021
- A week of promotions - 12/14/2021
- Elf on the Shelf and the Bless-Yous of Winter - 12/05/2021
- Thanks have been given - 11/30/2021
- Reviews, but not bookish reviews... - 11/23/2021
- Lights, digital recording device, action… - 11/16/2021
- Annnnd... cue Christmas! - 11/09/2021
- Book 3 Hype-Up Coming Soon - 11/02/2021
- Losing Faith, a Calyx Twins Story - 10/26/2021 📜 Losing Faith, a Calyx Twins Story.pdf
- New pics for Book 1 - 10/19/2021
- Happy Birthday, Middle Egg - 10/12/2021
- Age Before Duty -10/05/2021 📜 Age-Before-Duty.pdf
- Grundle's Hope - 9/28/2021 📜 Grundle's-Hope.pdf
Steven J Morris
If you read fantasy for the magic, the world-building, and the occasional moment of dark humor—I write that. One urban fantasy series, one epic fantasy series, both set in the Fractured Arcana universe, with more coming. My newsletter takes you deeper into the worlds, the characters, and what's next.
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